Mom asked for a portrait of her new favorite child, her dog Trixie (a puptrait?) While my sister and I have been replaced -le sigh- at least Trixie is cute. Here’s the process from draft to finished sketch.
I started with pencil in order to work out proportions and general placement – especially with all of the strands of hair, trying to make sure ahem every hair is in it’s place.
Then I pulled out my drawing pens and began to go over the sketch, adding more detail as I went.
While most of the lines are done with an 05 Micron, I also used an 08 for really solid areas like eyes and nose and the 03 for finer details such faint shadows.
Getting closer! Just a few more details, now.
And the final step is to go back and erase the sketch guide-lines so that only the ink remains.
Add a signature, write a note to accompany it, and then carefully pack it and send it on for Mom and Gary to enjoy!